NSK Case Study

Application

Wire Guides

Cost Savings: $10,718

A wire manufacturer was experiencing frequent damage on final products due to bearing failures within their wire guides. Deep Groove Ball Bearings were used in the application and were failing on average every six weeks, resulting in unplanned maintenance time and loss of production. It was determined failure was a result of an ingress of contamination behind the bearing seals. NSK recommended replacement of the existing bearing with Stainless Steel Deep Groove Ball bearings equipped with double contact DDU seals and Molded-Oil™ Lubrication.

Key Facts

Wire manufacturing – wire guide application
Bearing replacement every 6 weeks
Contaminated environment
Bearing replacement reduced to 3 times per year

Wire Guides

Value Proposals

NSK engineering review determined that contaminants from the applications environment was the primary cause of frequent bearing failures
The seal design of the competitive bearing in use was providing an inadequate barrier
NSK recommended Stainless Steel Molded-Oil Deep Groove Ball Bearings equipped with DDU double
contact seals
Bearing life and machine performance significantly improved after installation of NSK recommendation

Product Features

Molded-Oil provides continuous supply of lubrication oil
Stainless steel for corrosive environments
Grease-free property with no oil refilling keeps operating environments clean
Operating life more than twice as long as grease lubrication, in water or dust contaminated environments
Contact-seal type available in standard inventory for ball bearings
Provides continuous supply of lubricant to achieve maintenance-free performance
Available for high speed applications
Available in ball bearing, spherical roller bearing and tapered roller bearing types
Deep Groove Ball
Bearings with
Molded-Oil

Cost-Savings Breakdown

  Before Cost NSK Solution Cost  
  Maintenance and replacement for failures every 6 weeks $10,718 Failures reduced – maintenance and replacement avoided $0  
  Total Costs $10,718 Total Costs $0  
Before Cost
Maintenance and replacement for failures every 6 weeks $10,718
Total Costs $10,718
NSK Solution Cost
Failures reduced – maintenance and replacement avoided
 
$0
Total Costs $0

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